Definition
An Australian tree (Casuarina cristata) that produces hard wood and small cone-like fruits; also called desert oak or sheoak.
Etymology
From Australian Aboriginal language, borrowed into English to name a native Australian tree. The word preserves the Indigenous name for this valuable timber tree.
Kelly Says
This word is a tiny window into Australian Aboriginal languages and how colonists adopted Indigenous plant names—'belah' wood is so hard it was traditionally used for boomerangs and tools!
Translations
BNবাংলা
বিভাজন
bi-bha-jan
CACatalà
dividir
di-vi-dir
CSČeština
rozdělit
roz-de-lit
ELΕλληνικά
διαχωρίζω
di-a-cho-ri-zo
ESEspañol
dividir
di-vi-dir
FRFrançais
diviser
di-vi-ser
HEעברית
להפריד
le-hi-frid
HIहिन्दी
विभाजित करना
vi-bha-jit karna
HUMagyar
osztani
ost-a-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
membagi
mem-ba-gi
ITItaliano
dividere
di-vi-dere
JA日本語
分割する
bu-g-a-tsu-suru
MSBahasa Melayu
bahagi
ba-ha-gi
NLNederlands
delen
de-len
PLPolski
podzielić
po-dzie-lich
PTPortuguês
dividir
di-vi-dir
RORomână
a împărți
a im-par-ti
RUРусский
разделить
ra-z-de-lit
SWKiswahili
gawanya
ga-wa-nya
TAதமிழ்
பகுத்து
pa-gu-thu
UKУкраїнська
розділити
roz-di-lit-i
VITiếng Việt
chia cắt
chia cat